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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Hans J on April 05, 2011, 10:53:55 AM

Title: Pamianthe 2011
Post by: Hans J on April 05, 2011, 10:53:55 AM: Hi all ,

today I can proudly present pics of my first time flowering Pamianthe peruviana ( after 3 years )
This plant has also a wonderful fragrance ...like a perfume !!!

Enjoy
Hans
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Post by: arillady on April 05, 2011, 11:04:10 AM: This forum introduces us to so many different plants - many never before seen like this lovely one for me.
Pat
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Post by: Alberto on April 05, 2011, 12:55:13 PM: Hans, it is worth to wait for so long time, isn't it?
Alberto
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Post by: Hans J on April 05, 2011, 06:22:20 PM: Thank you Pat and Alberto :D
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Post by: PeterT on April 05, 2011, 08:09:09 PM: Congratulations Hans :)
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Post by: santo2010 on April 06, 2011, 03:55:25 AM: Beautifull species!
Congrats!
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Post by: Hans J on April 06, 2011, 07:22:35 AM: Thank you Peter and Santiago for your compliments ! :D
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Post by: fleurbleue on April 06, 2011, 09:44:06 AM: Nice little thing Hans ;)
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Post by: Hans J on April 06, 2011, 09:48:13 AM: Merci Nicole :D

but not little ...the flowerstem is 30 cm long and the flower is from one outer petal to the other 12 cm !!!
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Post by: wooden shoe on April 06, 2011, 08:54:41 PM: Very nice Hans. Enjoy it and thanks for sharing!
Rob
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Post by: Hans J on April 06, 2011, 10:25:51 PM: Thank you Rob ;D
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Post by: medstd on April 07, 2011, 07:58:31 AM: Lovely ;D ;D
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Post by: George-Oz on April 08, 2011, 09:24:44 AM: Wunderschoen Hans... :D ;) :)
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Post by: Hans J on April 08, 2011, 09:32:47 AM: ;D Thank you all for your friendly comments ! ;D
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Post by: JoshY46013 on April 11, 2011, 04:05:30 PM: Hans,

Absolutely beautiful, one of the most spectacular bulb species :) Mine I think will bloom next year, they're growing quite large! :)

Can you post a picture of the entire plant? I'd love to see the general size of the plant at blooming!

Josh
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Post by: Hans J on April 11, 2011, 04:40:44 PM: Josh ,

thank you !
...and good luck for your plant with flowering :D

my plant looks not so nice in this time ...it has lost near all leaves - one is growing now again

The plant is now 20 cm high ....and the flower stem 30 cm ...so you have a idea

Hans
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Post by: JoshY46013 on April 11, 2011, 09:22:54 PM: Hans, does yours typically lose all it's leaves? Mine are about the same size as yours, are they smaller plants? I guess I expected them to be as large as Worsleya or close! Of course there isn't much information published regarding this specie!
Title: Re: Pamianthe 2011
Post by: Hans J on April 12, 2011, 08:28:00 AM: Josh ,

I think it is not typical that this plant lose the leaves in winter time .....the both last winters my plant has leaves all the year around .
In this winter I had a lot of problems with all my winter green or winter growing Amaryllidaceae like Scadoxus ,Eithea , Griffinia ,Hippeastrum with the "red blotched disease" - the reason is not Stagonospora curtisi ...the problem comes through mites .
Now after some treatments with really good akarzides and more the problem seems solved ...and my plants recover ...slow ...

The "stem" of my Pamianthe has on the ground a diameter of 3,0 cm ....so you can compere

Hans
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Post by: Rogan on June 14, 2011, 07:43:31 AM: Mine flowered again for the second time last September. This HAS to be one of the most beautiful plants around; the only annoying thing about it is its habit of leaning over everything else - it just takes up a bit too much space. Here it is potted in a 10" (25cm) plastic pot.

P.S. I have frozen pollen available if anybody would like some to pollinate their flowers.
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Post by: Ezeiza on June 14, 2011, 02:29:05 PM: Rogan, it is not leaning. It is an epiphyte that grew from high on the trees and points to the ground looking for pollinators.
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Post by: Rogan on June 15, 2011, 07:10:30 AM: Rogan, it is not leaning.

A stunning epiphyte, and well worth the space it takes.
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Post by: arillady on June 15, 2011, 10:15:39 AM: Alberto have you written any articles or books as you seem to have so many insights into different plants.
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Post by: manicbotanic on September 25, 2011, 11:20:50 PM: hello. ive been given a pamianthe peruviana{3 biggish plants in 1 pot}i intend to keep it as a houseplant.my question is 'will it survive indoors .how much light and is division best done in the spring?any tips would be most helpfull.
thanks. sean
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Post by: Rogan on September 27, 2011, 11:46:15 AM: I don't think you will have problems growing Pamianthe indoors, just as long as the spot you choose is bright, airy and you use a free-draining potting medium. I must confess though that my plant grows outdoors the year round under shade cloth.